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Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants

From: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and the first year postpartum among HIV-positive women in Ukraine

 

Antenatal survey (n = 185)

Postnatal survey (n = 102)

Median age at participation (IQR)

27.5 years (25.0, 30.9)

29.5 years (25.9, 33.5)

Median time since delivery (IQR)

1 day (1, 2)

5.3 months (2.4, 7.8)

Marital status

  

Married

100 (54%)

55 (54%)

Cohabiting

51 (28%)

23 (23%)

Single

34 (18%)

24 (24%)

Pregnancy unplanned

50 (28%)

26 (27%)

Living with †

  

Husband/partner

132 (72%)

80 (79%)

Extended family (including parents)

60 (33%)

23 (23%)

Living as only adult in household

12 (7%)

13 (13%)

Disclosure of HIV status †

  

To husband/partner

135 (74%)

80 (79%)

To family or friend(s)

108 (59%)

55 (54%)

To no one at all

16 (9%)

7 (7%)

Do you have someone you can rely on to help you care for your baby?

  

Yes

164 (91%)

89 (88%)

No

17 (9%)

12 (12%)

Smoking, alcohol and drug use †

  

Current smoker

49 (27%)

28 (28%)

Current alcohol use

168 (9%)

8 (8%)

Ever used marijuana

25 (14%)

15 (15%)

Ever used illicit drugs other than marijuana

24 (13%)

17 (17%)

Severity of ART side effects

  

Not bothered by side effects or only slightly

132 (75%)

76 (76%)

Somewhat or terribly bothered by side effects

44 (25%)

24 (24%)

Use of support services †

  

Currently using support group

10 (5%)

21 (21%)

Currently using peer counselling

10 (5%)

27 (26%)

Currently using social services

40 (22%)

28 (27%)

Currently using adherence programme

4 (2%)

39 (38%)

  1. †Groups not mutually exclusive.